October 31st - December 15th UCLA Arts Library The Arts Library will inaugurate its new exhibit case with a display honoring the life and accomplishments of Lisa Kernan. Lisa, who passed away in June 2006, will be remembered for both her scholarly activities and her commitment to the UCLA Arts Library. Her book, Coming Attractions: Reading American Movie Trailers, highlights the display.

Lisa’s tribute page on the Arts Library web site can be found here: www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/arts/news.htm.

For more information, please contact Robert Gore, Visual Arts Librarian, at (310) 206-5426.

IL event at UCLA

Come to the YRL West Electronic Classroom on Thursday, November 30th from 12-1 pm and hear about how information literacy helps students compete in the global market! Our own Stephanie Brasley and Aura Lippincott will be hosting a discussion about the Information Literacy Summit entitled "American Competitiveness in the Internet Age" that they recently attended in Washington DC. Panelists discussed where information literacy falls on the continuum between basic literacy and information fluency, how we must equip students with the lifelong learning skills to compete in a global market, and more. Take-aways included information that can be used in conversations with faculty and other campus stakeholders to promote information literacy.

For more information on the summit, see www.infolitsummit.com/site/index.htm.

Know an excellent librarian? How about an excellent library project?

ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award

This award recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international contribution to academic or research librarianship and library development.

The award recognizes and honors achievement in such areas as:

• Service to the organized profession through ACRL and related organizations;
• Significant and influential research on academic or research library service;
• Publication of a body of scholarly and/or theoretical writing contributing to academic or research library development; and
• Planning and implementing a library program of such exemplary quality that it has served as a model for others.

The award is sponsored by YBP Library Services, and includes $3,000 and a plaque. For more information, including how to nominate that amazing librarian down the hall, see the awards section of www.ala.org

Gale Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services

This award will be given to a library or library system for developing an imaginative and unique resource to meet patrons' reference needs. The resource can be a bibliography, a guide to the literature of a specific subject, a directory, a database, or any other project that has helped the library meet adult or children's reference needs. Tools, guides, or databases that have been developed for reader's advisory or adult service questions and needs are also eligible for the award.

For more information, including how to apply, see: www.ala.org/RUSATemplate.cfm?Section=rusaawards&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&
ContentID=136873.

Submit your article now for the inaugural edition of Communications in Information Literacy!

Communications in Information Literacy (CIL) is a new, independent, professional, refereed electronic journal dedicated to advancing knowledge, theory, and research in the area of information literacy. It is committed to the principles of information literacy as set forth by the Association of College and Research Libraries. Additionally, the journal is committed to the principles of open access for academic research.

CIL will be published twice a year, with issues coming out in spring and fall. Some suggested topics (not a comprehensive list) are:

• Definitions and standards for IL
• Pedagogies and learning theories
• Assessment
• Developing an IL strategy within your institution
• Designing an IL program
• Lesson planning
• Classroom instruction
• Online instruction
• Instructional competencies

The deadline for the inaugural issue is February 1, 2007. For more information, go to: www.comminfolit.org/index.php/cil.

Fly to Britain to speak or learn about information literacy

Conference themes include:

• Recognizing the need
• Advocacy, marketing and promotion
• Practical approaches to Information Literacy
• Information Literacy and citizenship
• New areas for practice and research
• Ethical use of information

For general information on the conference, see www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/informationliteracy/lilac/lilac2007.

The call for presenters is currently open, and will be until December 1, 2006. For more information, see teaching.lse.ac.uk/tech/lilac/default.asp.

Registration is also open for the conference. See www.cilip.org.uk/groups/forms/lilac2007.htm to register.

Appointments

Departures

Open Positions

Previous issues

• Issues 846 and forward are available on the Staff Intranet.
• Printed copies of previous issues are available at the UCLA Library or by email request.
• Issues 837-854 are available in print under the title UCLA Library Newsweb at the UCLA Library or by email request.
• Issues 1-836 are available in print under the title Library Newsletter/UCLA at the UCLA Library.

• Library News for the Faculty (www.library.ucla.edu/publications/facnews/)
• UCLA News (www.uclanews.ucla.edu)
• UCOP News (www.ucnewswire.org/ucnw.cfm)

The UCLA Library Staff Newsweb is published every other Monday by Library Human Resources. News items should be sent to Sheila Knapp, Library Newsweb, LHR. Please submit via email to Sheila at sknapp@library.ucla.edu. The deadline for the next issue (November 27) is Friday, November 17 at 3 p.m.

Other Publication dates and deadlines (www.library.ucla.edu/publications/libnews/deadline.htm)